Steve Jobs' yacht held up in payment dispute with designer Starck

The yacht Apple founder Steve Jobs designed during the last days of his life is seen in a shipyard in Aalsmeer, October 30, 2012. Steve Jobs' yacht, which the former Apple Inc. chief executive had been designing in the weeks before his death, has launched in the Netherlands where it was built in secrecy in a Dutch shipyard. Jobs' passion for minimalist design is evident in the sleek, streamlined, 80 meter-long vessel which has reportedly been named Venus. REUTERS/Michael Kooren (NETHERLANDS - Tags: BUSINESS MARITIME)

Though the details are fuzzy, the mega-mega-mega yacht that was being built for Apple (AAPL) founder Steve Jobs is stuck in an Amsterdam port over a financial disagreement.

According to the Associated Press, the 256-foot super-duper yacht has not been allowed to leave because the Frenchman who helped Jobs design it says he's still owed money. Product designer Philippe Starck and Jobs worked together on the design for Venus. But Starck recently hired a debt collection firm because he claims he was still owed 9 million euros (almost $12 million) but had been paid just 6 million euros (almost $8 million).

The yachtus giganticus reportedly cost a total of 105 million euros (about $138 million) to build.

Port of Amsterdam spokesman Jeroen Ranzijn, according to the Associated Press, said he believed the dispute might be resolved as early as Friday.

"It was actually ready to continue its voyage when there was a dispute between two parties, including the heirs, and one party laid a claim on the boat," Ranzijn said, according to the AP.